Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-14
O,Brien,s Canadian Campaign.

TORONTO LOYAIIsTs TRYING HARD TO KEEP HIM
OUT OF THAT CITY.
The excitement in Toronto is growing as the
time for Mr.. O'Brien's visit approaches The 10y
alists very bitter and trouble is feared though
| the Globe announces, IL is said on Lord Lans-
| downe's authority, that the government wishes Mr.
OBr1en to have full liberty OF speech. Mayor
Rowland yesterday sent another dispatch to Mr..
OBrien again urging him not TO come to Toronto,
but saying that II he did come he would afford
him all the protection possible IL is feared that
Mr.. OBrien will attend the loyaist meeting at
Toronto to-day. II he does, trouble is thought al
most inevitable. The meeting will adopt resolu-
lions denouncng o Briens attempt to stir up hos
tile feelings against the encouragement express
ing undated confidence In the latter, and decar-
Ing that the imperial parliament can be trusted to
do justice to Ireland.
O'Bnen's friends have not yet secured a hall for
Thursday evening, when Mr.. O'Br1en intends 10
lecture In Toronto. They have begun proceed
tngS against the city government to compel IL to
keep Its contract with them, and rent st. An
drew'S hall for the meeting. Mr.. O'Brien yeSter-
day telegraphed from Montreal that IL was OF t.le
utmost Importance that meeting should be held
in Toronto, and that hall must be secured, how
ever small Ii might be.
Mt. OBrien made tour OF Montreal yesterday,
and was everywhere received with great enthu-
SlaSm.
LANSDOwNE TRIES TO HAVE oBRIEN ARRESTED.
A special to the Chicago Herald from Ottawa
says that Lord Lansdowne when certain that
OBrien was coming appealed to the privy council
to prohibit his speaking, and urged his immediate
on the ground that Canada, as a British colony,
was free country. Two Scotland-l ard detec-
tives have Swallowed O'Brien since his first inten-
ton OF visiting Canada was declared, following
him In order to report upon any reasonable state
ments or speech he may make.
Cardinal Gibbons and the knights.
Bishop Keane's Rome Letter in Catholic standard
He Cardinal GtbbonS) was indeed anxious to
hinder an ecclesiastical condemnation OF the
association called the Knights OF Labor, and to
state clearly and strongly the reasons which
made him, in common with the majority OF the
bishops and archbishops OF the United States,
desire that the task OF dealing with them, and
with other forms OF labor organization, should
be left to the conservative good sense OF the
American people, TO the strong legal authority
OF our country and TO the paternal OF our
hierarchy. But his letter mad, you well say, a
| wider scope than that. He aimed at impressing
upon the ecclesiastical authorities here that which
we believe TO be SO well understood by the civil
authorities In country that the wtSest method
OF dealing with the toiling millions Is the method
| Of gentleness OF considerateness OF open-handed
justice conscientious respect for all their rights;
that this is the best method for making the labor
ing classes not only happy but law abiding,
for making capital secure In its just rights
| and our country peaceful and strong In the love
OF contented people. And he desired TO place in
as clear light as possible the great difference b e
| tween our American assertion OF popular rights
| and the various forms OF tendency toward social
dissolution which We find at work In various Euro
| pean countries With the latter we have no SYM
patty; to the former We give our cordial adhe-
sion: the latter the church must unite with every
civilized state in condemning and resisting; the
former, as developed in our popular institutions
| and tendencies she may Well encourage and bless.
All this the cardinal stated In language meant
only for the eye OF ecclesiastical authority; and
when he heard Of its having been surreptitiouSly
given to the world his distress was very great.
But / am happy to state that the result has
been most gratifying. The statements OF the
cardinal to the holy see have served to show
our country how sincere is our deyOtedneSs to
her and to convince the millions Of our people
that the church is indeed their friend; il has
been most favOrably received in Rome and has pro-
euced profound impression; its reception by the
catholic press throughout Europe has been simply
enthusiastic; it has poured Oil on troubled waters
In more countries than our own.
We are confident that the good sense OF the en-
tire American people will appreciate the cardinals
motive and heartily indorse his action.